About This Review
This review examines Sharon Crozier-De Rosa’s transnational study of how shame and related emotions — embarrassment, honor, courage, and chivalry — were deployed against the suffrage movement in Britain, Ireland, and Australia between 1890 and 1920. The review praises the book’s original integration of the history of emotions with feminist and imperial history, while noting that coverage of Ireland is sometimes shallow and that reliance on a limited newspaper base leads to repetition. Ultimately, the review recommends the book for scholars and advanced undergraduate courses.
Author’s Reflections
This was my first professional book review, and I found the experience genuinely difficult — I wanted to be both fair and critical. I was drawn to the project because of my specialization in gender and British imperialism, and I found Crozier-De Rosa’s use of the history of emotions compelling. One of the challenges in transnational history, as I note in the review, is ensuring balanced coverage across all case studies.